Temperature

02tts · 10/10/2017, 05:50 PM

My tank fluctuates between 79.3 and 80.3 with no live stock. Temperature wise, is this acceptable for a fish only with live rock tank...

I always hear 77-78 but I would think up to 81-82 should be ok?

Thoughts?

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bertoni · 10/10/2017, 07:02 PM

As long as the system has no corals in it, higher temperatures should be safe enough. I targeted 82 F with soft corals, but I didn't need margin to deal with upward spikes. Even for fish only, I'd try to keep it below 83-84 or so, but different species likely will tolerate different temperature ranges. Good aeration capacity becomes more important as the temperature rises, as oxygen solubility drops. That's a fairly minor issue over the range we're discussing, though.

02tts · 10/10/2017, 07:04 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bertoni

As long as the system has no corals in it, higher temperatures should be safe enough. I targeted 82 F with soft corals, but I didn't need margin to deal with upward spikes. Even for fish only, I'd try to keep it below 83-84 or so, but different species likely will tolerate different temperature ranges. Good aeration capacity becomes more important as the temperature rises, as oxygen solubility drops. That's a fairly minor issue over the range we're discussing, though.

Thanks. Sounds like it should be ok for fowlr tank. No corals will be present.

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bertoni · 10/10/2017, 08:02 PM

I agree. The tank should be fine.

02tts · 10/10/2017, 09:50 PM

Thx

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dhalderman · 10/11/2017, 01:08 AM

Honestly I think even for corals that should be fine. I see temps like yours sometimes during the summer at my house. I see no ill effects on my coral or Maxima clam. I fluctuate between 78-80, and in summer ive seen 81 to 82 for a day or 2.

nereefpat · 10/11/2017, 08:04 AM

I agree that should be fine. The Red Sea gets warmer than 82, and a 1 degree swing is no problem.

tmz · 10/11/2017, 10:34 AM

I think 81 to 82 is ok .FWIW , I target 78 but dips to 77 and occasional peaks to 80 do no harm.

10/10/2017, 05:50 PM	#1
02tts Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Palm Beaches Posts: 671	Temperature My tank fluctuates between 79.3 and 80.3 with no live stock. Temperature wise, is this acceptable for a fish only with live rock tank... I always hear 77-78 but I would think up to 81-82 should be ok? Thoughts? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

10/10/2017, 07:02 PM	#2
bertoni RC Mod Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Mountain View, CA, USA Posts: 88,616	As long as the system has no corals in it, higher temperatures should be safe enough. I targeted 82 F with soft corals, but I didn't need margin to deal with upward spikes. Even for fish only, I'd try to keep it below 83-84 or so, but different species likely will tolerate different temperature ranges. Good aeration capacity becomes more important as the temperature rises, as oxygen solubility drops. That's a fairly minor issue over the range we're discussing, though. __________________ Jonathan Bertoni

10/10/2017, 08:02 PM	#4
bertoni RC Mod Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Mountain View, CA, USA Posts: 88,616	I agree. The tank should be fine. __________________ Jonathan Bertoni

10/11/2017, 08:04 AM	#7
nereefpat Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2016 Location: Central Nebraska Posts: 3,190	I agree that should be fine. The Red Sea gets warmer than 82, and a 1 degree swing is no problem. __________________ Pat Current Tank Info: 125 in-wall , 40b sump. 6 bulb T5. ASM G2 skimmer. LPS and leathers

10/11/2017, 10:34 AM	#8
tmz ReefKeeping Mag staff Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: West Seneca NY Posts: 27,691	I think 81 to 82 is ok .FWIW , I target 78 but dips to 77 and occasional peaks to 80 do no harm. __________________ Tom Current Tank Info: Tank of the Month , November 2011 : 600gal integrated system: 3 display tanks (120 g, 90g, 89g),several frag/grow out tanks, macroalgae refugia, cryptic zones. 40+ fish, seahorses, sps,lps,leathers, zoanthidae and non photosynthetic corals.

10/10/2017, 09:50 PM	#5
02tts Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Palm Beaches Posts: 671	Thx Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

10/11/2017, 01:08 AM	#6
dhalderman Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2015 Posts: 82	Honestly I think even for corals that should be fine. I see temps like yours sometimes during the summer at my house. I see no ill effects on my coral or Maxima clam. I fluctuate between 78-80, and in summer ive seen 81 to 82 for a day or 2.